On Saturday, Nov. 1, SEC Network’s traveling pre-game show, SEC Nation, will air live from Columbia, Mo. prior to the Kentucky at No. 23 Missouri football game. Host Joe Tessitore alongside Tim Tebow, Marcus Spears, Paul Finebaum and reporter Kaylee Hartung will report on the sights and sounds of the Tigers’ game day against the backdrop of the University of Missouri’s famous Columns. Fans are invited to visit the show’s set at Francis Quadrangle. The show is live from 9 -11 a.m. CT/10-noon ET.
SEC Nation will visit every Southeastern Conference school during the 2014 football season. Missouri will be the 11th show for SEC Nation’s debut season.
SEC Nation schedule to date (subject to change):
| Date | Campus | Location | Matchup |
| Thu, Aug. 28 | South Carolina | Gamecock Park | Texas A&M at South Carolina |
| Sat, Aug. 30 | Auburn | Campus Green | Arkansas at Auburn |
| Sat, Sept. 6 | Vanderbilt | LP Field | Ole Miss at Vanderbilt |
| Sat, Sept. 13 | Florida | Plaza of the Americas | Kentucky at Florida |
| Sat, Sept. 20 | Alabama | Moore Hall | Florida at Alabama |
| Sat, Sept. 27 | Georgia | Myers Quad | Tennessee at Georgia |
| Sat, Oct. 4 | Mississippi State | The Junction | Texas A&M at Mississippi State |
| Sat, Oct. 11 | Arkansas | Victory Village | Alabama at Arkansas |
| Sat, Oct. 18 | Ole Miss | The Grove | Tennessee at Ole Miss |
| Sat, Oct. 25 | Kentucky | Purple Lot (College Way at Alumni Drive) | Mississippi State at Kentucky |
| Sat, Nov. 1 | Missouri | Francis Quadrangle | Kentucky at Missouri |
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The SEC Network
The Southeastern Conference and ESPN have signed a 20-year agreement through 2034 to create and operate a multiplatform network which will launch August 14, 2014. The new network and its accompanying digital platform will carry SEC content 24/7 including more than 1,000 events in its first year. The network will televise 45 SEC football games, more than 100 men’s basketball games, 60 women’s basketball games, 75 baseball games, and events from across the SEC’s 21 sports annually. Programming will also include in-depth commentary and analysis in studio shows, daily news and information, original content such as SEC Storied, spring football games, and more. AT&T U-verse® TV, Bright House Networks, Charter, Comcast Xfinity TV, Cox Communications, DIRECTV, DISH, Google Fiber, LUS Fiber, Mediacom, PTC Communications, Suddenlink, Time Warner Cable, Wilkes Telephone, and members of the NCTC, NRTC and NTTC and will carry the television network nationwide at launch. Hundreds of additional live events from various sports will be offered exclusively as SEC Network+ events on WatchESPN and SECNetwork.com through authenticated access from AT&T U-verse, Charter, Comcast, Cox, DISH, Google Fiber, Suddenlink, and members of the NCTC, NRTC and NTTC.
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